Lake Louise Chateau Visit Amid Canadian Rockies Rain
The narrator rides a rain sweeping tram to Lake Louise near Banff and the chateau. Inside the warm welcome, Lake Louise glitters emerald and blue while Victoria Glacier watches above. A lakeside trail offers mountain views, glacial slopes, and rushing streams tumbling toward the lake through varied terrain. The scene blends mist, color, and rugged terrain in a vivid plein air memory.
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Lake Louise
Banff
Chateau
Alberta
Canadian Rockies
Jigh
Victoria
Louise
Victoria Creek
Victoria Mountain
Veteran Brookfield carriers to be feted at Feb 18 banquet
Brookfield tradition honors Charles Barnes and Reinhold Gurgel, charter members of Branch 2698 NALC, delivering mail since 1926. State and Chicago officers attend the 1950 dinner and installation of new branch officers with Oscar LeMere installing. Raymond Hurban to receive a past president’s pin for long service.
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Brookfield
Charles Barnes
Reinhold Gurgel
National Association of Letter Carriers
Letter Carriers Association
Earl H. Wellman
Charles A. Weldt
Raymond Hurban
Branch 2698
Bishop Magee to Deliver Sermon at Brookfield Church
Resident Chicago area bishop J Ralph Magee will preach at the Brookfield Methodist Church Sunday 11 am February 19. His Brookfield visit marks a first for the congregation and village and highlights a national religious figure known for world wide influence and wartime Crusade for Christ leadership. Magee serves on multiple Methodist boards and institutions, with a long career in ministry and administration.
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J. Ralph Magee
Chicago
Brookfield Methodist Church
Magee
Brookfield
Crusade For Christ
The
Methodist Church
Wesley Hospital
Northwestern University
Bishop Magee
Maquoketa
Town
World Day of Prayer Rites Planned for Feb. 24
Representatives from Brookfield churches will join in the World Day of Prayer service at Brookfield Methodist Church Friday February 24 at 1 30 p m Observed in 80 countries the theme Faith for Our Time is set by the United Council of Church Women Churches Congress Park Committee Lutheran Congregational and Methodist join Mrs C F Wetzel as program chairman to present a meaningful service A nursery will be provided for small children
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Brookfield
Brookfield’Methodist
United Council of Church
Congress Park
Commitnee
Ventis Av Tutheran
C. F. Wetzel
Joe E Brown to perform in La Grange Sunday Evening
Joe E Brown the famed comedian and star of stage screen and radio brings his new "An Evening With Joe E Brown" show to La Grange Legion Club in Lyons Township High School auditorium Sunday night. The veteran actor known for Harvey and Elwood P Dowd says laughter is his business and he aims to make audiences forget their woes with humor.
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Joe E. Brown
America
LaGrange Legion
Lyons Township High School
Harvey
New York
Brown
Broadway
London
Elwood P. Dowd
Rabbit
Registration Hours Set for Voters in Brookfield
Regular office hours for men and women voters in Brookfield will be maintained at the village clerk's office from March 1 to 3 inclusive, announced this week by Clerk Edward Kyvigi.
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Brookfield
Edward i ‘Kyvigi
Riverside-Brookfield Art Students Shine in Oak Park Exhibit
Twelve works by Riverside-Brookfield High School students were among 250 selected for a Scholastic Art exhibit at Wieboldt's Oak Park store. From 1200 entries across southern Cook and DuPage counties, Gold Key winners include Darry Douglas Jack Firley Lois Henkel Mildred Opie and Pat Speyerer. Gold key works advance to Carnegie Institute judging. The display opens Saturday February 18.
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Riverside-Brookfield High School
Wieboldt’s
Oak Park
Cook County
DuPage County
A-B
Connie Cook
Nancy de Laby
Lois Henkel
Mildred Opie
Pat Speyerer
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
Wieboldt
John Stenvall
New Trier
Ethel Spears
The
Art Institute
Velma Miller
Chicago
Work Crew Busy On Tree Damage
Brookfield residents reported extensive tree damage with 150 calls to the village hall. A work crew, joined by street and fire department personnel, spent Monday removing fallen limbs from streets and clearing debris until 10 p.m.
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Brookfield
Fash
Juvenile Court Talk Highlights Needs at KC Meet
February 7 at St Barbara's hall Nazareth Council No 15952 Knights of Columbus hosted a Pop and Mom night. Judge Robert Dunne of the Juvenile court lectured on delinquency and the upcoming rename to Family Court. He outlined costs, punishment options, and the role of home, church, and reform in addressing juvenile crimes.
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Knights of Columbus of Nazareth Council
St. Barbara’s Hall
Lo Sudge-Robert -Dunne
Family Court
Wm Oldfield 67 Dies After Monday Heart Attack
William Oldfield of 4150 Raymond Avenue, a Burlington railroad freight engineer, suffered a heart attack Monday evening. He was revived by a fire rescue squad and taken to Wesley Memorial Hospital. Later reports indicate he may have fallen victim to a stroke.
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William Oldfield
Raymond Ave
Mr. Oldfield
Burlington Railroad
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Brookfield Navy Man Aided Big Mo Off Chesapeake Sandbar
Donald R. Colby apprenticed USN seaman of 3129 Elmore Brookfield aided in salvage to refloat the USS Missouri after she ran aground in Chesapeake Bay en route to Guantanamo Bay Cuba during a training mission Colby joined the Navy July 14 1949 and trained at Great Lakes
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Donald R. Colby
USN
Elmore
Brookfield
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Colby
Naval Service
Great Lakes
Bond House Members Attend 95 Board Meeting
Five bond houses were represented at the District 95 Board of Education gathering held Tuesday night at Gross school. Each speaker addressed the bond proposition for financing Gross school’s building project. The discussion was informal and decisions on bond matters were noted, including HY. Bloomauist, Shahan’s successor, meeting the board for the first time.
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Board of Education ‘of Dist. 95
Gross School
HY. Bloomauist
Shahan
Cincinnati
Tme
Boy Scouts Honored by Village Board
The village board observed Boy Scout Civic day with a reception and business program. The meeting featured a new plan routing building and construction decisions through Village Manager Bash to standardize construction type, design, placement, and architectural harmony.
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Bash
FBI Speaker at Police School Exercises Feb 20
A member of the FBI will speak Monday February 20 when diplomas will be presented to police officers who attended the FBI school held in Brookfield. Brookfield and Riverside village boards will attend. public invited. Building code will be turned over to the village manager. discussions cover the manager ordinance and delegation of duties. Boy Scout Civic Day remarks by Mayor Kylie. Donald Hendricks introduced. Communications from US Public Health Service and Village Manager Bash to confer with Arthur E. Marks Jr. on rodent control. A lot near 29th and Park frontages discussed. referred to zoning board. Rezoning request at 311st and Morton by Curt Darnell referred to zoning board. Western United Gas Co. proposal on natural gas in Brookfield area discussed with adjustments to be gratis. No action on past-due Welsbach bills. Lyons case pending. Brookfield Cab Co license renewal to be held until April 1 pending cab deliveries. North Riverside completed direct water line engineering. Brookfield expects beneficial capacity. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO).
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FBI
Brookfield
Riverside
Kylie
Donald Hendricks
West Suburban
Public. Health Service
Bash
Arthur E. Marks Jr
Marks
Elmer E. Buck
29Th and
Park
Zoning Board
Morton
Curt Darnell
Western, United Gas Co
Welsbach Corporation
Lyons
Brookfield’ Cab Co
North Riverside
Fash
Rampaging Dog Attacks Woman on Blanchan Ave
Police report a dog bite on Mrs. Charles R. Lynch at 3784 Blanchan Ave with superficial injury. Several stray dogs roaming area led to multiple owner warnings and two dogs turned over to police and gassed.
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Charles R. Lynch
Blanchan Ave
Lincoln School
Raymond
Fairview
Arthur
Jefferson
Sweet
Grenview
Henrietta
Park Ave
Comedy to Open February 24 at LTHS
The senior class of LTHS presents The Goose Hangs High a three act comedy February 24 and 25 in New York origins noted. Cast includes Barbara Kampmeyer Carolyn Blacklund Jerry Dougan Dick Johnson and Mary Patterson with Frank Bacon directing and Powers Armer sponsors guiding the production.
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LTHS
New York
Dramatists’ Theater, Inc
Thomas
Whiffen
Granny
Norman
Trevor
Bernard
Ingals
Aroil
Itwins, Loig
Carolyn . Blacklund
Ingalsz
Jerry . Dougan
Dagmar Carroll
Barbara Kampmeyer
Mr. Ingals
Chuck Brodie
Kimberley
Dick Johnson
Mary Patterson
Noel
Derby
Jerry Slocum
Hugh Wynn
Weidner
Maid
Chuck Mauer
Leo Day
Dick’ Roberts
John Fisher
Dick Tombaugh
Frank Bacon
Eileen Powers
Max Armer
Plans for new Linco school in Village district
A proposed Linco school for Village District 108 aims to replace an aging building at 4232 Grove Ave. with a 12 room facility, gym, auditorium, and playground on about eight acres. Perkin architects of Chicago prepare rural plans and cost estimates for a spring vote, with land acquisitions and condemnations tied to location near Highway 66 and the Des Plaines River.
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Ing
Grove
Perkin
Chicago
Shields
Custer
Ant Aves
Unclear local drive description in Brookfield notices
Fragmentary OCR text references a drive or fundraising event in Brookfield involving Kiwa productions and teenagers. Details are unclear with scattered phrases about a goal of 5.00 and names like Myl and Groas. No definite date, organization, or outcome is established.
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Myl
Brookfield
Kiwa
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